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Charles "Charlie" Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), also known as "Yardbird" and "Bird", was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Miles Davis once said, "You can tell the history of jazz in four words: Louis Armstrong. Charlie Parker. " Parker acquired the nickname "Yardbird" early in his career and the shortened form, "Bird", which continued to be used for the rest of his life, inspired the titles of a number of Parker compositions, such as "Yardbird Suite", "Ornithology", "Bird Gets the Worm", and "Bird of Paradise. " Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and improvisation. Parker introduced revolutionary harmonic ideas, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. His tone ranged from clean and penetrating to sweet and somber. Many Parker recordings demonstrate his virtuoso playing style and complex melodic lines, sometimes combining jazz with other musical genres, including blues, Latin, and classical. Parker was an icon for the hipster subculture and later the Beat Generation, personifying the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual, rather than an entertainer.

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Discography

  • The Chronological Classics: Charlie Parker 1947, 1998
  • Complete Savoy Sessions, 2004
  • The Complete Verve Master Takes, 2003
  • The Genius of Charlie Parker, Volume 3: Now's the Time, 1988
  • Bird's Nest, 2006
  • Coleção Folha clássicos do jazz, Volume 4, 2007
  • Bird, 1988
  • South of the Border, 1995
  • Bird With Strings: Live at the Apollo, Carnegie Hall and Birdland, 1977
  • Bird After Dark, 2002
  • Bird: The Original Recordings of Charlie Parker, 1988
  • Bird at the Apollo
  • The Legendary Town Hall Concert: New York City, 1945, 2006
  • Bird and Diz, 1986
  • Jumpin' at the Roost: 1948-1949
  • The Chronological Classics: Charlie Parker 1950, 2002
  • Boss Bird (Studio Recordings 1944-1951), 2002
  • The Bird You Never Heard, 1993
  • Jazz Greats, Volume 11: Charlie Parker: Out of Nowhere, 1996
  • Midnite Jazz & Blues: Happy Bird Blues, 2000
  • The Millennium Edition
  • Midnite Jazz & Blues: April in Paris, 2000
  • Charlie Parker, 1998
  • Bird on 52nd Street, 2007
  • Greatest Hits (Musicbank)
  • The Best of Charlie Parker
  • Bird of Paradise, 1993
  • The Best of the Dial Years
  • Compact Jazz: Charlie Parker, 1992
  • The Legendary Dial Masters, Volume 2, 1989
  • Complete Live at Café Society, 2008
  • The Charlie Parker Story, 1945
  • Jazz At Tiffany's, 2000
  • Bird at the Hi-Hat
  • Charlie Parker Memorial, Volume 2
  • The New York Anthology: 1950-1954, 2003
  • 14-02-1950: Birdland Live
  • East of the Sun, 2004
  • Complete Dial Sessions Master Takes, 2005
  • Modern Jazz Archive, 2004
  • The Genius of Charlie Parker, 2005
  • Summit Meeting at Birdland
  • The Complete 1944-1948 Small Group Sessions, Volume 4
  • Parker Plus Strings: The Charlie Parker Quartet Live In Concert
  • Talkin' Bird, 1999
  • Jazz at the Philharmonic "1946", 1992
  • Plays It Cool
  • Charlie Parker & Miles Davis, 2001
  • At the Finale Club & More, 2008
  • A Proper Introduction to Charlie Parker: Star Eyes, 2005
  • Original Bird - The Best of Bird on Savoy, 1988
  • Ultimate Legends: Charlie Parker
  • The Complete Savoy Masters, 2000
  • The Jazz Biography
  • Verve Jazz Masters 15, 1994
  • The Last Notes 1953-1954, 2006
  • The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes, 2002
  • Charlie Parker With Strings: The Master Takes, 1995
  • Audio Archive
  • Yardbird Suite, 2000
  • Bebop & Bird, Volume 2, 1988
  • Complete Live at Birdland, 2009
  • The Savoy Recordings - Part 1, 2010
  • Legendary Dial Masters, Volume 1
  • All Stars Live at the Royal Roost
  • Bop City, Volume 2
  • The Complete Dean Benedetti Recordings of Charlie Parker, 1990
  • Legendary Dial Masters, Volume 2
  • Complete Savoy & Dial Sessions
  • The Jazz Hour, 1993
  • The Revue Collection
  • No Noise (disc 4)
  • The Charlie Parker Collection, 2000
  • Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945, 2005
  • Masters of Music: Charlie Parker, 2005
  • Bird's Best Bop on Verve, 1995
  • In a Soulful Mood, 1995
  • Chasin' the Bird
  • Jazz Ballads 16, 2004
  • 1945-1953, 1999
  • Complete Recordings
  • Round Midnight And Other Gems, 1991
  • Bird: The Savoy Recordings, Master Takes, 2005
  • The Collection - 20 Golden Greats, 1987
  • Bird Lives Volume I
  • The Complete Birth of the Bebop, 1993
  • Charlie Parker with Strings, 1996
  • Autumn in New York, 1993
  • More Unissued Vol. 1, 1990
  • Carvin' the Bird, 1994
  • The Gold Collection, 1998
  • Sampler: The Complete Live Performances on Savoy
  • Bird's Eyes, Volume 1-4
  • The Quintessence: New York - Hollywood 1942-47, 1997
  • Bird in Time 1940-1947, 2008
  • Ornithology
  • Jazz Masters, 100 ans de Jazz: Charlie Parker
  • Masters of Jazz
  • Diz 'n Bird at Carnegie Hall, 1997
  • No Noise, 2006
  • The Chronological Classics: Charlie Parker 1947-1949, 2000
  • The Rise and Fall of Charlie Parker, 2007
  • Parker's Mood
  • Rocker, 1991
  • Burnin' Bird, 2002
  • Jazz & Blues Collection 17: Charlie Parker, 1995
  • Bird: Rarities From Private Collections, 1947-50
  • The Original Bird - The Best of Charlie Parker 1944-1949, 1988
  • The Best of The Bird
  • Triple Treasures, 2004
  • The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948, 2002
  • April in Paris, 2002
  • The Washington Concerts
  • Rara Avis, 1989
  • The Bird, 1988
  • Bird Lives: Yardbird Suite 1945-47 (disc 1), 1994
  • Jazz Plus, 2000
  • Charlie Parker Story on Dial, Vol.1, Westcoast Days
  • Anthology
  • Live Sessions
  • Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive Charlie Parker, 2000
  • Bebop & Bird, Volume 1, 1988
  • Congo Blues, 1991
  • Live At Cafe Society
  • Blue Bird: Legendary Savoy Sessions, 2005
  • Jazz Double Bill, 1993
  • Portrait, 2000
  • Au Privave, 1988
  • The Essential Charlie Parker
  • The Immortal Charlie Parker, 1991
  • An Evening at Home With the Bird, 1994
  • Now's the Time, 1989
  • Bird With the Herd
  • Bird Up-The Originals, 2003
  • Verve Jazz Masters 28: Charlie Parker Plays Standards, 1994
  • De legendes van de jazz, Volume 3
  • The Charlie Parker Gold Collection, 1994
  • The Savoy Recordings - Part 2, 2010
  • Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve, 1988
  • Charlie Parker at Carnegie Hall 1949-1950, 1991
  • Jazz Greats No. 11: Charlie Parker - Out of Nowhere
  • Ballads, 2003
  • Bird & Miles
  • The Chronological Classics: Charlie Parker 1952-1954
  • Boss Bird
  • Groovin' High, 2002
  • Charlie Parker & Friends, 2003
  • Cool Blues
  • Chasin' The Bird, 1993
  • The Complete Live Performances on Savoy, 1998
  • The Complete Dial Sessions, 1996
  • The Chronological Classics: Charlie Parker 1951-1952, 2003
  • Mitos do jazz, Volume 11: Charlie Parker, 2012
  • The Legendary Dial Masters, Volume 1
  • Jazz 'Round Midnight, 1991
  • Bluebird, Volume 2, 1993
  • Dancing in the Dark
  • The Bird Returns, 1994
  • Complete Live at the Rockland Palace, 2008
  • Ultimate
  • The Chronological Classics: Charlie Parker 1945-1947, 1998
  • Charlie Parker on Dial: The Complete Sessions, 1993
  • Volumes 1 & 2: Young Bird, 1940-1944, 1995
  • Ornithology: Classic Recordings 1945-1947, 2001
  • Street Beat, 1993
  • The Complete JATP Performances
  • Together, 2005
  • Montreal 1953, 1995
  • 28 Jazz Performances
  • The Genius of Charlie Parker, Volume 7: Jazz Perennial, 1957
  • Bird Up: The Charlie Parker Remix Project
  • Jazz at the Philharmonic 1949, 1993
  • Best of the Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recordings, 2002
  • Bird at Birdland
  • Charlie Parker With Miles Davis
  • The World of Charlie Parker: Bird's Nest, 1992
  • Masterworks 1946-1947, 1998
  • Swedish Schnapps
  • The Complete Dial Sessions (disc 1)
  • Complete Onyx Recordings, 2003
  • Bluebird, 1999
  • Complete Savoy Live Recordings, 1999
  • Bird's the Word, 1996
  • Parker's Mood 1947-50, 1995
  • Lover Man, 2001
  • Midnite Jazz & Blues: Crazeology, 2000
  • A Studio Chronicle, 1940 - 1948, 2003
  • Complete Jazz at Massey Hall, 2003
  • Complete Bird at St Nick's, 2003
  • 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Charlie Parker, 2004
  • Complete Bird at the Open Door, 2009
  • Rétrospective 1940-1953, 2005
  • Confirmation: The Best of the Verve Years, 1995
  • Midnite Jazz & Blues: The Birds, 2000
  • Complete Bird in Sweden - Sweeden 1950, 2002
  • Best of The Complete Live Perfomance on Savoy
  • The Best of the The Bird Charlie Parker, 1993
  • Bebop, 2000
  • Bird: Inspired by the Motion Picture, 1990
  • Bird of Paradise 1947, 1994
  • Bird at St. Nick's, 2007
  • Round Midnight, 1998
  • Complete Jam Sessions, 2004
  • Bird at St. Nick's - Complete Edition, 2008

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On Oct 6, 2009. 8:02pm
marcus said

bird is my IDEAL evening soundtrack

On Nov 4, 2009. 10:50pm
Mike said

SUBLIME.............................

On Mar 7, 2011. 7:50am
mel said

cant listen to Bird enough

On Dec 30, 2011. 7:22pm

I love Charlie Parker

On Dec 31, 2011. 10:17pm

I love how Charlie puts short music in a wonderful way.

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